by Emily Wierenga | Feb 18, 2012 | fostering, giving up, hope, Jesus, kids, mother, sick, strong, weak
i cried, the other day, over spilled milk. it was tuesday, and two out of four boys in their high chairs and thomas the train choo-chooing across the screen. i turned to the television, baby in arm, to adjust the sound and that’s when he threw... by Emily Wierenga | Feb 12, 2012 | family, fostering, God, love, photos
(i’ve asked my brother, who’s a computer-genius, to come up with a prayer-button for us; thank you, for the peace that passes when you fold your hands for us… you don’t know, how we need you right now… love, e.) by Emily Wierenga | Jan 25, 2012 | eternity, flowers, fostering, God, love, space, time
so we live here, but also, there, straddling earth and heaven, and dr. cicely saunders calls it “the hour of love.” the eternal hour in which we skin our knees in prayer and fumble with forgiveness. all the while struggling to believe that we ourselves are...